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Police in West Virginia say a woman who shot a man after he attacked her likely killed a serial killer. Man slain in West Virginia may have been a serial killer, police say: ://t.co/DrvtvJbnRj pic.twitter.com/L1T2jF2Nb1 ...

A young orangutan escaped from its enclosure at Perth zoo at the weekend. It is thought to have climbed on to an awning to escape, running through the crowd to the surprise of visitors. The zoo says the animal was rounde...

The "unwelcome sisterhood" featured on Monday's New York Magazine cover of women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual abuse includes a former Playboy bunny who said Cosby raped her at a Chicago hotel.

At least four people reportedly killed as unknown gunmen storm police station in Punjab state.

A Missouri man was charged Sunday with murdering his 74­-year-­old father by lying on his head until the man lost consciousness, to prove "how big and bad" he was, authorities said.

Afghan official says 21 dead, 10 wounded in wedding gunfight in northern province

Four attackers raided a police station in India's Punjab state Monday, killing four people, authorities said.

Turkey's military operations against IS militants and Kurdish separatists could "change the game" in Syria and Iraq, PM Ahmet Davutoglu says.

Security officials said the situation on the ground has quieted

The terrifying moment a plane started rolling from side to side as pilots attempted to land in the middle of a storm has been caught on camera. In the footage...

WASHINGTON — GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is sticking with his controversial criticism of the Iran nuclear deal as “marching the Israelis to the door of the oven,” a reference...

A night of luxury--in a New York City van--can be yours for just over $20 a night

Special report A decade after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, David Uberti goes in search of the people who were at the heart of its recovery, to understand what the city has gone through - and where it might b...

Pilot killed as small plane loses power, crashes into yard of Riverside, California, home

Barristers are set to strike in solidarity with criminal defence solicitors, who are facing cuts of 8.75% to their fees.

The House of Lords deputy speaker quits his £84,500 a year role, but is facing calls to resign from parliament altogether.

In Turkey, an ISIS suicide bomb kills 30 and wounds many more in the Kurdish area town of Suruc. The Kurdish insurgent terrorists, the PKK, then start killing Turkish policemen and soldiers while ISIS attacks a Turkish m...

US president to address African Union during visit, as rights groups ask him to address human rights abuses.

An encounter with an 'intoxicated' 14-year-old outside the conference to discuss police brutality ends with a transit officer spraying the crowd A transit police officer has pepper-sprayed a crowd in Cleveland protesting...

The trip - covering Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore - will see business deals worth £750m signed, creating 270 UK jobs.

The attack was claimed by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group

"She is finally at peace in the arms of God," family says